Ecochlor Inc, founded in 2001, has developed proprietary ballast water treatment systems that have been specifically designed to safely and economically eliminate the worldwide transfer of aquatic invasive species. These foreign invaders pose severe environmental, economic and public health issues and are now a major international concern. For over a hundred years, oceangoing vessels have been designed to carry ballast water to facilitate stability and safe maneuverability. Since the 1970's, however, with the advent of larger, faster ships and the globalization of trade, the amount of ballast water being used and discharged around the world has increased dramatically.

The US currently receives more than 19 billion gallons of ballast water annually that have been found to contain aquatic invasive species, such as the zebra mussel, and human pathogens, such as cholera. International standards requiring the treatment of ballast water are currently being adopted, and in the US a number of states have passed, or are in the process of passing, laws mandating the treatment of ballast water.

For a comprehensive understanding of the problem go to the Global Ballast Water Programme.